Question

1)turn the following statements into reported speech. a)The teacher said: " I will give you a new task on Reported Speech". b)My mother said: "Knowledge of English is very useful in our life". c)The film leader said:"We have removed the picture of London gas-works". d)I said:" I will try my best". e)The painter said:"I am going to paint a water-colour". 2)turn the following direct commands into indirect ones. a)Masacco (to Mike):" Go out and speak to the master". b)An art teacher (to Olaf):"Go back to your office". c)A teacher (to the boy):" Came in" d)A teacher (to his pupil):"Write your work more carefully". e)A teacher ( to his class):" Don`twaste your time". f)Alice(to her young man):"Phone to me tomorrow".

Answer 1

The teacher said he/she would give us/me a new task on Reported Speech.
My mother said knowledge of English was very useful in our life.
The film leader said they had removed the picture of London gas-works.
I said I would try my best.
The painter said he was going to paint a water-colour.

Masacco told/asked Mike to go out and speak to the master.
An art teacher told/asked Olaf to go back to his office.
A teacher told the boy to come in.
A teacher told/asked his pupil to write his work more carefully.
A teacher told his class not to waste their time.
Alice asked/told her young man to phone her the following day.

Answer 2

1. Reported Speech: a) The teacher said that she would give us a new task on Reported Speech. b) My mother said that knowledge of English is very useful in our life. c) The film leader said that they had removed the picture of London gas-works. d) I said that I would try my best. e) The painter said that he was going to paint a watercolor.

2. Indirect Commands: a) Masacco told Mike to go out and speak to the master. b) An art teacher instructed Olaf to go back to his office. c) A teacher asked the boy to come in. d) A teacher told his pupil to write his work more carefully. e) A teacher advised his class not to waste their time. f) Alice asked her young man to phone her the next day.